Masks To Be Worn In Hospitals As Flu Cases Surge

Two much UK hospitals are bringing backmost masks for unit and visitors amid a crisp emergence successful flu cases.

Wexham Park Hospital successful Slough, Berkshire, and Frimley Park Hospital adjacent Camberley, Surrey, will denote nan alteration connected Tuesday, nan BBC understands.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, which runs nan 2 sites, said nan number of patients pinch flu had doubled successful nan past 2 weeks.

It said location had been outbreaks connected wards and nan ascendant strain was "particularly virulent".

The flu play has arrived earlier than normal successful nan UK and has not yet peaked, nan authorities has antecedently warned.

The complaint of flu hospitalisations successful nan past week of November was 63% higher than nan week before, according to nan UK Health Security Agency.

Several hospitals person been put nether strain and person reintroduced masks, including astatine Guildford's mishap and emergency department.

Frimley Health NHS Trust said it would proviso masks for unit connected objective wards and for visitors astatine nan infirmary entrances.

Extra manus gel dispensers will besides beryllium provided, nan spot said.

It said nan existent H3N2 strain of flu could origin terrible symptoms for a week, moreover for immoderate patients who are already vaccinated.